The Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI), a self-report psychometric scale, was developed to measure individual differences in test anxiety as a situation-specific trait. Based on a Likert Scale, the respondents are asked to report how frequently they experience specific symptoms of anxiety before, during and after examinations. In addition to measuring individual differences in anxiety proneness in test situations, the TAI sub scales assess worry and emotionality as major components of test anxiety.

Scoring

TAI consists of 20 items and each item has four options ranging from Almost Never to Almost Always.

Reliability and Validity

Spielberger et al (1978) argue that the internal consistency of the Test Anxiety Inventory is α .86 and it is significantly correlated with other commonly used anxiety measures.Thus, TAI is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing test anxiety